Taster courses enable you to get a good idea of university life. The University of Mannheim offers you the possibility to attend regular lectures to get a first glimpse of our programs and life as a student. All of the taster course available give participants an insight into the contents and the methods of a subject.
For more opportunities to learn more about the programs of the University of Mannheim and to gain insights into university life, please see here:
Taster courses in the fall semester 2023
This fall semester 2023, you will have the opportunity again to attend regular lectures at the University of Mannheim as taster courses: You can select one or several courses that are taught in the bachelor’s programs and participate in this or these courses. Please register in advance by sending a short e-mail five days before to Laura Trinkner. We will send you an e-mail with more information.
The lecture period in the fall semester 2023 will start on 4 September and end on 8 December 2023.
English and American Studies
Course title Time Room VL Introduction to Literary
StudiesThursday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. EO 150 Foundations of UK/ US Economy and Politics Tuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. EO 150 VL Zombies in the City Upon
a Hill: A History of Amerian LiteratureWednesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. EO 159 Text analysis Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. EO 154 VL Introduction to Linguistics Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. L9, 1–2 Room 001 Seminar Representations of Race in New Media Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. B6, 30–32, room 8.1/8.2 Seminar Making Utopias in the USA Tuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. ExpLab Seminar Island Narratives Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. B6, 30–32, E-F, 405 Business Administration
Course title Time Room ACC 300 – Grundlagen des betrieblichen Rechnungswesens (English) Monday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or
Monday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.or
Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or
Wednesday, 5.15 – 6.45 p.m.
SN163
O135
SN163
O129FIN 401 – Corporate finance and risk management (English) Tuesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or
Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.or
Tuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.
EO145
EO145
SN169
TAX 303 Taxation I: Unternehmensbesteuerung Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. SO108 MAN 301 – Strategic and International Management (English) Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m. A3 lecture hall ACC 303 Financial Accounting I: Jahres- und Konzernabschluss Tuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. SO108 OPM 301 – Operations Management (English) Thursday, noon – 1.30 p.m. A3 lecture hall German Studies
History
Teacher education
Media and Communication Studies
Course Title Time Room VL Einführung in die MKW Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. M003 VL Mediale Öffentlichkeiten Tuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. A5,6 B 144 HS Sozialer Ausschluss und Coping im medialen Kontext Wednesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. B6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F Raum 405 VL Rezeption und Wirkung von Medien(inhalten) Wednesday, 5.15 – 6.45 p.m. M 003 Philosophy
Course Title Time Room HS Meinungsfreiheit Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. EO 159 PS René Descartes, Meditationen über die Erste Philosophie Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. EO 159 VL Wirtschafts-&Unternehmensethik Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. SN 169 Übung Lesen & Schreiben philosophischer Texte Wednesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. L7, 3–5 157 Proseminar Moralische Urteile, Sanktionen und hypothetische Verträge. Peter Stemmers “Handeln zugunsten anderer” Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. B6, 27–29, Bauteil D, Raum D 007 Political Science
Course Title Time Room VL Empirische Methoden der Politikwissenschaft (English) Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. M 003 VL Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft Tuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. A 001 VL Einführung in das politische System der BRD Monday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. 001.A VL Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen (English) Tuesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. SO 108 Einführung in die Politische Soziologie Thursday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. A 001 Psychology
Course Title Time Room A2: Geschichte, Forschungsmethoden und ethische Grundsätze der Psychologie Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
M 003 (PWC lecture hall (Schloss Mittelbau)) B1: Quantitative Methoden I Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. or
Friday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
SN 163 C1: Planung, Durchführung, Auswertung und Präsentation empirischer Untersuchungen Monday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. M 003 (PWC lecture hall (Schloss Mittelbau)) D1: Grundlagen der Testtheorie Monday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. SN 169 G2: Allgemeine Psychologie II: Lernen und Gedächtnis Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. and
Individual classes on Friday 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. (22 September, 13 October, 27 October, 1 December)
SN 163 H1: Biopsychologie und Neuropsychologie Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. SN 169 L1: Work and Organizational Psychology Thursday, noon – 1.30 p.m. SN 163 L2: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Tuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. SN 163 L4: Educational Psychology Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. SO 108 Romance Studies
Course Title Time Room VL Einführung in die romanische Literatur-& Medienwissenschaft Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. EO 150 PS (Filmische) Perspektiven auf Flucht und Migration Tuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. B6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F Room 209 Kommunikative Handlungsmuster im Wandel: spanischsprachige Texte und Textsorten im Zeitalter des Web 2.0 Monday, 10.15 a.m. – 11..45 a.m. EO 159 HS LMW Le roman épistolaire en France (French) Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. EO 256 Seminar Multimodale Analyse von Influencer Marketing Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. EO 242 Sociology
Integrated Program in Law
Course Title Time Room VL Allgemeine Rechtsgeschäftslehre einschließlich methodischer Grundlagen Tuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. and
Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.
SO108
A3 05/001 VL Haftungsrecht Friday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. SO108 VL Deutsches Wirtschaftsverfassungsrecht Friday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.
SO108 VL Strafrecht AT Monday, 5.15 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. and
Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.
EO 145
EO 150
Economics
Course Title Time Room Analysis and lineare Algebra A Thursday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. and
Thursday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. (every other week)
SN 163
SO 108Grundlagen der Volkswirtschaftslehre Monday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. and
Wednesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.
001.A Hörsaal (A 3 Library, Hörsaalgebäude) Internationale Ökonomik (English) Wednesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. SN 169 Microeconomics B (English)
Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. and
Wednesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (every other week)
004 Lecture hall (L 9, 1–2) Economic History
Friday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.
A 001 Großer Hörsaal (B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A) Macroeconomics B Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. and
Thursday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (every other week)
SN 163 Economic and Business Education
Course Title Time Location VL Grundlagen der Wirtschaftspädagogik Tuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. SN 169 VL Wirtschaftsberufliche Kompetenzentwicklung I Monday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
SN 169 Übung Wirtschaftsberufliche Kompetenzentwicklung I (every other week) Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m. (parallel group 1 starting on 4 September / parallel group 2 starting on 11 September) or
Monday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (parallel group 3 starting on 4 September / parallel group 4 starting on 11 September) or
Thursday 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (parallel group 5 starting on 7 September / parallel group 6 starting on 14 September)
004 Seminarraum (L4,1) VL Bildungsmanagement I: Berufsausbildung
Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. SN 163 VL Bildungsmanagement III: Lernkultur in Organisationen Thursday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.
EO 145 VL Methodische Grundlagen: Verarbeitung von Forschungsdaten Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
SN 169 VL Instruktionstheorie und -methoden wirtschaftsberuflicher Lernumgebungen Friday (15 September), 8.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. and
Saturday (16 September), 8.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and
Saturday (28 October), 8.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and
Saturday (2 December), 9 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.
Details on the rooms will follow
Seminar Empirische Instruktionsforschung Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m. or
Thursday, noon – 1.30 p.m.
O 048 Seminar Design wirtschaftsberuflicher Lernumgebungen I Tuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. O 226–28 Seminar Spezialgebiet: Bildungdatenkompetenz Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. SO 133 Seminar Spezialgebiet: Inklusion Tuesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. O 129 Aktuelle Fachdidaktische Fragestellungen III: Beratung für Lernen und Entwicklung im Bildungsbereich: Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung im HRM Monday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. A 102 Seminar Spezialgebiet: Workplace Learning Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. 009 Seminarraum (L9, 1–2) Mathematics in Business and Economics
Course Title Time Room Analysis II Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or
Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.
A001, B6, 23- 25
Lineare Algebra II a Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m.or
Friday, noon – 1.30 p.m.
A001, B6, 23–25 Lineare Algebra II b Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m.or
Friday, noon – 1.30 p.m.
A001, B6, 23–25 Zahlentheorie Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m.or
Friday, noon – 1.30 p.m.
A203, B6, 23–25/
A101, B6, 23–25
Business Informatics
Course Title Time Room Computational Statistics Tuesday, 8.30 a.m.-10 a.m.or
Thursday, noon – 1.30 p.m.
D002, B6, 26
Unsupervised learning Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. A302, B6, 23–25
Analysis für Wirtschaftinformatiker Monday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.or
Tuesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.
SN 169 Wirtschaftsinformatik II a Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. M003 PWC Lecture hall Wirtschaftsinformatik II b Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. M003 PWC Lecture hall Praktische Informatik II Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. A 203, B6, 23–25 Softwaretechnik Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m. B 144, A 5, 6
Permanently available recordings
For the following departments, we also offer recordings of past taster courses in the time between lecture periods.
Just write a short e-mail to Laura Trinknerso that we can grant you access to these materials.
Business Administration
History
Media and Communication Studies
Psychology
Course title Time J1: Differential Psychology and Personality Research
Video recording Allgemeine Psychologie II: Motivationstheorie (Part 1) Video recording Allgemeine Psychologie II: Emotionstheorie (Part 2) Video recording Geschichte, Forschungsmethoden und ethische Grundsätze der Psychologie Video recording (excerpt from the student information day 2022) Economics
